Your Witness: Lessons On Cross-Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers includes a chapter by Cook County criminal lawyer Sam Adam entitled Eight Lessons From a Lifetime at 26th Street. Lesson #1: Look at the trial itself as an entity rather than as a collection of witnesses. Remember that…
In Anatomy of a Witness List Hon. Michael L. Stern writes that “each witness should tell the next part of your story and move your case forward.” The order in which witnesses are called at trial can make or break a case. The process of preparing a witness list, including…
In Your Witness: Lessons On Cross-Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers leading trial lawyers illustrate essential rules including: *Never ask a question to which you do not know the answer – unless it doesn’t matter, or you have nowhere else to go. * Always listen to a witness’s…
Wikipedia tells us that “forensic engineering is the investigation of materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not operate/function as intended, causing personal injury for example. In Industry Standards, Technology Associates, the forensic engineering expert witness company has this to say on industry standards. Because custom and practice…
In Machine Guarding: The Second Alternative, equipment expert witness Albert Rauck, P.E., CSP, writes on machinery safety devices: The second alternative can, when used in conjunction with the design consideration, be very effective in eliminating the dangerous condition. Safety devices include the whole range of machine guarding techniques such as…
Wikipedia tells us that “forensic engineering is the investigation of materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not operate/function as intended, causing personal injury for example. In Industry Standards, Technology Associates, the forensic engineering expert witness company has this to say on industry standards. A standard can be…
In Machine Guarding: The Second Alternative, equipment expert witness Albert Rauck, P.E., CSP, writes on machinery safety devices: The first thought should be given to the design of the process. Remember the danger results from the combination of hazard and exposure. Eliminate either one and the dangerous condition no longer…
In When the Going Gets Tough – Analyzing Concurrent Delays, Thelen Reid’s Andrew D. Ness writes that “Proving or disproving a construction delay claim is a substantial undertaking in the best of circumstances. But the analysis of construction delays takes a major leap in difficulty when there are multiple sources…
KHB Consulting Services Kenneth H. Brown, Ph.D., provides hazardous materials expert witness and consulting services to attorneys and insurance professionals for cases involving chemicals, paint & coatings and other products which contain chemicals. As an expert witness, Brown: ‘Translates’ chemical jargon into easy-to-understand language so that you can understand the…
In When the Going Gets Tough – Analyzing Concurrent Delays, Thelen Reid’s Andrew D. Ness writes that “Proving or disproving a construction delay claim is a substantial undertaking in the best of circumstances. But the analysis of construction delays takes a major leap in difficulty when there are multiple sources…